Baby walker



I Oct.'6, 1931. s 5, BROWN 1,826,502

BABY WALKER Filed July 21, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l gwoento'b OSi|05B. BrOwn,

Oct. 6, 1931. s, 5, BROWN 1,826,502

BABY WALKER Filed July 21, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i las B. Brown,.

Paiented Oct. 6, 1931' 1 I was"; ROWN, ox ci voiiirlsmrr; oHIojAssiNoRmo trim nnwanns MANUFACTUR- PATIENT. OFFICE 1 a ve ooiuimnx, or; omomnnirr, o'n ro, A CORPORATION oFoHIo BABY'WALKER.

' ipplieati on' 'fil ed my 21,

I r object of myinvention' is to provide'a a baby walker which? is collapsible; andconsd quently capable of being transported on pas- 'senger vehicles and the like. a :"f Another object is toprovide means" for adjustable mountin'gzof theseat of a baby walk- 'er to accommodate children; of various sizes.

' r 1,-Another object is: to provide a,-,means whereby a child can control the directionof -19 the vehicle. 1 r ,1

' f Another object is'to provide &.- "I1OV6l and convenient meanswhereby the device can be ifOlClGdlSO its collapsible position." These and; other'objects are attained by 15- the means described herein, anddis'closed in the accompanying drawings, in which; 'Figi lis a planvi'ew of ababy walker ofi my invention: Y

Fig. 2 is-asectional view on line 2,2jof

Fig. 3 is a view" showing my device. in collapsed positionl' 1 Fig. 4 is a sectional, view on:linei4 4-of 'Fig. '5' issectional YlGW OIl llIlG 5 5,01?

5 Fig. dis a iview-showingone' end ofan elastic 'member. :of my device; lilSed f'or adjustably supportingfthe seat-.51

Fig. 7 discloses an arrangement 1 handle. I. =31: d .1%.

'Fig. 8 -is a; sectional {view of a mod fied 1 form of locking, means for, use on my ,device.

I i' Fig.3- 9 is sectional view ofi a -modified "Tiormof.locking-means use in conjunction with lthat of Fig.8.; i Fig. '10 is a-view of and 13, formedfineach member 9, and; form openings li l which are adapted to reposed 'of' a flat curved .StIlPK-Ofgfllfitfil 22, covered by a tube 23 of rubber or other suitable;material.v The free ends; 2, and 26 of '5 the. ring member- 21, are bent outwardly and I ma thevehiclemay be drawn by .means of a sleeveof locli i lg ceive wheels and16. Supportedaby rods 17 18, .19 and .2O is a ring member 21 comare bores 56 and 57, into which extend rods 19%. Serial N6. 45,117.

.upwardlyfls shown at v24, after which a tube ofrubber, or other suitable material 27, is

is passed over the free ends. Between the parallel free ends 25 and 26 is passed a suit- .able spacer28, the purpose of which will be I disclosedlater.

, Through perforations 29, in the free ends 25 and 26, extends a core 30, on which a soft rubber handle 31 is molded.

Rings 32 and 33 passing-through. perforations in the strip 22 and the tube 21, suspend a seat .34, by means of a tubular or solid length of elastic material 35lsuch as rubber, which has qscrewed and cemented into its two ends,

hooks 36. When hooks 36 are hooked over the elastic member 35, as shown in Figs. 1 and overthehandle member as is clearl shown in Fig. 1. 'This" arrangement aifor sto the occupant, a seat of utmost comfort, and one from which he cannot. fall. Rods 18 and 20 are pivotally mounted on the flat metal memher-32, at38 and 39, respectively, see Figs. land; 5. They are'alsopivotally mounted at 40 and 41, respectively, in the frame 8, and ,their'lbwer ends are adapted to form axles for I the large wheels 15 and 16. The rod 17 is pivotally mounted by means of the closed hook .42 passing through a perforation in member 22, and extending through a slit in ;the; rubber tube 2 3. The rod 19 is pivoted in .the same manner on. the pin 43, and is thus adapted to be swung to a position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The spacer 28 is used adjacent this point topermit movement of rod 19., The otherv extremities of rods 17 and 191138 bent at an angle as shown,'at points I and 46, respec tively. They are tapered slightly, :and provided v with notches 47, the purpose of which will followpresently.

Riveted, or otherwise secured'to the frame 5'4 and 55, respectively. Adjacent said bores 17 and 19, respectively. Referring to Fig. 4,

'8, in alignment with rods' 17 and 19, are I brackets 48 and 49, which receive in bores 50 and 51,the shanks 52 and 53 of swivel casters Zc'aster s carried by the brackets, each of which brackets has formed in it a pair of aligned bores, a sleeve reciprocally received in the allgned bores of one bracket, a second frame carrying a seat, rods pivotally mounted on i o the first frame and second frame, opposed 1 rods pivotally mounted on the second frame,

I one of the last mentioned rods having a shoullder formed thereon, said rod belng recelved fby the bores in the second bracket, the shoul-' removably secured at one end to one of the brackets,a second frame hingedly supported by said rods above and parallel to the first frame, a rod pivotally mounted on each of the two remaining sides of said first frame,

intermediatefthe brackets, the lower ends of said rods providing axles for wheels, and

':' the upper ends of said rods beingpiv'otally mounted on thesecond frame, and a seat and handle bars carried by the second frame. I l. A device of the character described, the combination of a lower frame comprising i a pair of U-shaped members each having a substantially straight arm and an arm having an offset portion adjacent its end, the

5 members beingsecur'ed one upon the other to provide a ring-like structure with the straight arm of one member overlapping ,the offset portionof the arm of the other member whereby to provide opposed, wheel guards, an upper frame, rods pivotally mounted upon the up'perframe and having their ends turned to pass through the arms comprising thewheel guards and wheels dis-.

" posedwithin the wheel guardsand revolubly mounted upon the turned ends of the rods.

I ,5. In a device of the class described, the

, combinationof an upper frame, a pair of rods pivotally. mounted upon the upper frame, a lower frame comprising a continuous ring having wheel guards thereon, turned ends upon the rods revolubly mounted inthe.

wheel guards" and wheels disposed within the wheel. guards; and revolubly mounted within 7 the guards. Y

6. The combination of a frame carrying brackets at the frontandrear thereof, and

swivelcast'ers carried by the brackets, each a of, said brackets having formed in it a pair [:of aligned bores, a second frame, a seatiand handle bars carried thereby, rods pivotally mounted on the first and. secondfranies, op-

, posed rods pivotally mounted on the second frame, and means forsecuring the free ends of the last mentioned rodspm the bores n the brackets. J

7.,A' baby walker ccmprismga lower irametiia 'isbffgreaterlength than width, bearings'formedat the sides andends of said frame, castersswiveled in said endbearings, an upper smaller circular ring, a rod swiveledto each sideof said frames, a rod swiveled to thefront and the rear of the upper frame, detachable means for connecting the last named rods to the front and to'the rear of the elongated frame, 3 a seat suspended from the upperframe, and a handle connected to the 'front -of the upper frame and projecting forwardly therefrom.

8. An elongated lower frame with lateral side wheels and swiveled casters front'and rear, an upper ring, a protruding steering handle projectingforward and upward from the ring, a seat suspended from the upper ring, and collapsible means for supporting the upper ring from the lower ring.

9. An elongated lower frame with a combination of fixed wheels and casters, an upper ring, a protruding steering handle projecting forward and upward from the ring,

a seat suspended from the upper ring, and

collapsible means for supporting the upper ring on the lower ring. 10. The combination of a frame carrying brackets at the front and rear thereof, and

swivel casters carried by the brackets, each of said brackets having formed in it a pair of aligned bores, a second frame, a seat and handle bars carried thereby, rods pivotally mounted on the second frame, and means for securing the free ends of the last mentioned rods in the bores in the brackets.

11.".A. baby walker comprising a frame,

a pair of wheels rotatable about aligned axes,

one each of the wheels being mounted on the frame at opposite sides thereof, the wheels rotating in planes extending parallel, with one another and the plane of normal forward movement of the baby walker, supplemental tractional supporting means for the frame and disposed at an end of the frame, and a seat flexibly-supported by the frame and positioned between the wheels and said supplemental supporting means, the frame being entirely open to provide for unobstructed movement of thefeet and limbs of a user and permitting controlled movement and turning of-the baby walker in all directions.

12.'In a baby walker the combination of an upper frame and a lower frame having central openings wherein a user may stand and walk, wheels at opposite sides of the lower frame and rota-table in parallelism with the longitudinal axis of the frame only,

and a seat flexibly supported by one of the frames wherebythe seat may be shifted laterally of the frames without laterally displacing the wheels.

13.-In a baby walker the combination of an upper frame and a lower frame having central openings wherein a user may stand and walk, wheels at opposite sides of the 

